A resident on Ocean View Drive in the Paradise Valley neighborhood of La Cañada Flintridge is asking that people do not take his sandbags that are already filled with sand to protect their homes. Olivia Brown, a nearby resident, said most residents have been prepared for rain with sandbags and K-rails since October.

Umbrellas sprout over players and officials as rain begins to fall at Riviera Country Club during the second round of the Northern Trust Open PGA golf tournament in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on Friday afternoon.

William Conley says he and two other homeless men had to be rescued Wednesday by the Long Beach Fire Department's swift-water rescue from their tents, in background, in the middle of the Los Angeles River south of the Willow Street overpass in Long Beach. "All of a sudden the water started flowing down right at us like crazy," he said.

Linda Archer of Huntington Beach and her dog, Mia, both wearing rain coats, weren't going to let a light rain Wednesday dampen their spirits during their daily walk on the bike path along Pacific Coast Highway near Golden West Street in Huntington Beach.

Black tarps put up during December's storms remained in place Wednesday to prevent further erosion of a hillside in the Highland neighborhood along Autumn Chase Drive, where the backyards of some homes had sustained massive landslide damage.

More rain in Southern California

The first of several rainstorms moved into Southern California on Wednesday and our photographers hit the streets to capture it. The rains should continue through Sunday morning and we will be updating with more photos as the week goes on. So watch this space for new images.